Background: Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death in people without
chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the effect of obesity in people with CKD is uncertain …

Background Biocompatible peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions, including neutral pH, low
glucose degradation product (GDP) solutions and icodextrin, have previously been shown to …

Studies of the adequacy of peritoneal dialysis and recommendations have assumed that
renal and peritoneal clearances are comparable and therefore additive. The CANUSA data …

Small-solute clearance targets for peritoneal dialysis (PD) have been based on the tacit
assumption that peritoneal and renal clearances are equivalent and therefore additive …

Lay summary Peritoneal dialysis (PD) uses the peritoneal membrane for dialysis. The
peritoneal membrane is a thin layer of tissue that lines the abdomen. The lining is used as a …

Effect of fluid and sodium removal on mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients. Background
Adequacy of peritoneal dialysis (PD) traditionally is assessed using Kt/V urea and total …

Peritoneal solute transport increases with time on treatment in a proportion of peritoneal
dialysis (PD) patients, contributing to ultrafiltration failure. Continuous exposure of the …

Abstract The European APD Outcome Study (EAPOS) is a 2-yr, prospective, multicenter
study of the feasibility and clinical outcomes of automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) in anuric …

What really happens to people on long-term peritoneal dialysis? Background Several risk
factors for patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) have now been identified. These …

Fluid balance management is one of the primary functions of renal replacement therapy.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD), because of its continuous nature, has been considered an optimal …